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Dear Annie: Every time I share my happy life with my friend, I brace for the negative response
Dear Annie: Every time I share my happy life with my friend, I brace for the negative response
Dear Annie: Every time I share my happy life with my friend, I brace for the negative response

Published on: 01/25/2026

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I don’t want to lose her, but I also don’t want to shrink my life to keep her comfortable. Getty Images

Dear Annie: I got divorced after 27 years of marriage. I didn’t leave because I stopped loving my husband -- I left because I was lonely inside my own home. We stopped talking, stopped laughing, stopped noticing each other. I spent years saying, “It’s fine” until one day I realized I didn’t want my life to be fine. I wanted it to be real.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/01/dear-annie-every-time-i-share-my-happy-life-with-my-friend-i-brace-for-the-negative-response.html

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